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Being Nick Von Sternberg: Critical Parodies of Film Students in Anglophone Cinema
Full text linkThis article explores the complex and often contentious representations of film students in anglophone cinema, particularly as portrayed in Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir (2019) and its sequel The Souvenir Part II (2021). By examining the historical context of film education since its inception in the 1930s, it highlights the persistent tensions between academia and the film industry, which have shaped the portrayal of film students on screen. The article argues that while earlier representations often lean towards negative stereotypes—depicting film students as privileged, narcissistic, or detached from reality—more recent films, especially those from the 2010s onward, offer more nuanced portrayals that reflect the diverse, lived experiences of film students. Through a critical analysis of various films, this article illustrates how narratives such as Dear White People (2014), Dolemite Is My Name (2019), and Hogg’s works, provide more authentic insights into the film school experience, emphasizing the importance of personal voice and artistic development over mere vocational training and seeing Film as a ‘Mickey Mouse’ course. Ultimately, the article contributes to a growing discourse on the representation of students in media, advocating for a more comprehensive understanding of the specific contexts of film education in shaping both individual identities and broader cultural narratives and education and Cinema
Validating Voices Attune Project
Full text linkThe first of 4 comics produced in collaboration with the UKRI funded Attune project. Work package 3 . The narrative was co - ordinated by Siobhan Hugh Jones , Professor of Psychology Leeds University , Ellie Baker - Arts Psychoptherapist, A team of young people and illustrated and developed by Linda Scot
untitled review of Some Lines of Poetry from the notebooks of bpNichol, edited by Derek Beaulieu and Gregory Betts ( Coach House Books)
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In The Distance
Full text linkA short story using Michael Moorcock's open source character Jerry Cornelius
Word As Image
Full text linkBook review of After Words: Visual and Experimental Poetry in Little Magazines and Small Presses 1960-2025, Steve Clay and M.C. Kinniburgh (Granary Books, NYC
Negotiations and co-creations in the resourcing of intangible cultural heritage events
Full text linkA frequent challenge to the resilience of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) events in minoritised cultures is the very practical question of resource: financial (funding) and human (volunteers). Navigating this inevitably brings insider-organisers into contact with broader socio-economic forces in order simply to make the events happen. Conversely, socio-economic forces may themselves impinge upon the way that an ICH event has previously been performed. The interplay between institutional or societal level drivers and local ones has been discussed widely in an ICH event context, for example in terms of: the impact of the tourist gaze (Fournier 2020; Picard & Robinson 2006; Barrera-Fernandez 2019) and commodification (Ballengee-Morris 2002; Bunten 2008); the relations between national or supranational policies and discourses ( e.g. Nie Craith 2008), and of course the changing relationships and meanings of the 'heritagisation' process via UNESCO (e.g. Testa 2020). But practical ambivalence about the best path for resilience by those most intimately involved in organising these events - as exemplified in the quotation above from an event insider in Penzance, Cornwall, discussing the town's winter solstice festival Montol - suggests that more needs to be done to understand (and communicate) the implications of practical issues of resourcing when navigating the barriers and opportunities it offers In the context of this book, while all of these speak broadly to insiders (as locals) and outsiders (as organisations), a more nuanced understanding of the relationships between the different actors involved, as resolutions to these issues are variously negotiated, could help to chart a course between pragmatism and idealism. In order to do this, in this chapter we apply the lens of critical events studies to consider the resilience of ICH events in the context of resource drivers at different scales. Specifically, we use stakeholder theory, where we translate 'stakeholders' to mean individuals and groups located on the insider-outsider continuum, to explore the dynamics of the interplay between them as they negotiate and co-create ICH in different ways
Audience perceptions of experiencing a haptic dancefloor during performances at two UK music festivals.
Full text linkIn 2020/21, twenty four percent of the UK population had a disability (House of Commons Library 2022:1) however, the UK live music industry does not fully address accessibility for people who are d/Deaf, disabled or neurodiverse. ICT comprises equipment and resources used to “transmit, store, create, share or exchange information” (UNESCO 2023:1) wherein haptic technologies relate to the sense of touch. The Live Audience Accessibility & Augmentation 2 Beat Blocks (‘LAAA2BB’) project evaluated user experience/perceptions of the authenticity of their live experience when experiencing the BEAT BLOCKS multi-sensory interactive flooring system which turns sound into felt vibrations at selected music festivals. LAAA2BB aims to measure audience perceptions of experiencing haptics on-site at 2 festival sites: Cheltenham Jazz Festival, and Tropical Pressure in Cornwall, with the objective of supporting opportunities to promote greater accessibility through the utilisation of ICT. The LAAA2BB project built on the previous LAAA projects one of which was funded by AEME.
The study employed a participatory research (PAR) approach, recognised as a suitable and effective method for qualitative social research to understand the lived experience of participants who are d/Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent. (PAR) involves reflection, data collection, and people-centred action. The research methods consisted of photo elicitation, followed by the co-construction of knowledge through interviews through discussion and analysis of the photos and videos. The interview phase occurred immediately after the haptic technology experience. The research approach empowered participants to utilise a three-stage narrative process, to explore the meaning of their photo elicitation in relation to their personal experience of authentic 'live' music performances augmented with haptic technology.
This presentation will incorporate images of the field research. It will evaluate the field research process, sharing the challenges involved. The results and conclusions from the data collection process will be presented, alongside recommendations regarding future opportunities for researchers and industry practitioners. The presentation responds directly to the Forum theme of ‘Events in the digital landscape’, as well as the sub-themes of hybrid events, inclusivity in digital events and events & technology
untitled review of STUDIO ELECTROPHONIQUE: THE SHEFFIELD SPACE AGE FROM THE HUMAN LEAGUE TO PULP, JAMIE TAYLOR
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Lost and Found
Full text linkBook review of Local Haunts: Non-Fiction 2012-24, Adam Scovell (Influx Press) and The Lost Folk, Lally Macbeth (Faber
“Middle-aged, anti-Female single men” and middle-aged robust female vampires in E. F. Benson’s “Spook Tales”
Full text linkThis chapter looks at three stories featuring “robust” female vampires by the Edwardian writer E. F. Benson. Benson’s male characters are of a type, prevalent as an ideal in this era, to whom politeness (or at least an outward appearance of such) is paramount. Roughness, crudeness, violence against women, are all taboo. This chapter will examine the position that the “gentleman” is placed in through encounters with the egregious and barely controllable figure of the female vampire. It will argue that it is impossible for any gentleman to retain the expected manners, courtesy, calm, or control in the face of the truly monstrous feminine. The men in these tales are torn out of acceptable, controlled masculinity causing it to deconstruct. The veneer of politeness is no defence against female vampires and these Edwardian gentlemen are exposed as violent and ruthless, and in fact, not “polite” at all